Chairman in RDCC’s 2nd meeting stressed the need for close synergy between PRIs and Officers.

SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI DECEMBER 23:— In the second meeting of Rajouri District Development Council (RDDC), Chairman Naseem Liaqat stressed for close synergy between PRIs and Officers to achieve desired results under Government schemes and timely completion of projects.
RDDC reviewed the achievements of the administration in the implementation of the district plan, Central and UT schemes.
In the meeting threadbare discussions were held on the performance of different departments under District plan (Capex), PMAY-G, PMAY-U, SBM, NRLM, JJM, BADP, MGNREGA, E Shram registration, MID Day Meal, PMMSY, PMGKAY, SAMAGRA, ICDS, CRF, B2V, 14 FC, SEHAT, IWMP, PM KISAN, KCC, Soil Health Card, Poshan Abhiyan, PMAGY, SMAS, etc.
Issues like macadamization of roads, up-gradation of schools, better health care services, paucity of staff in Govt institutions; repairing of old hand pumps etc were also discussed in the meeting.
It was informed that under District Capex, out of 3942 works taken up during the current financial year, 531 have been completed.
Out of 52 schemes taken up by PWD under NABARD , 12 stand completed, while out of 78 schemes taken up in cities and towns, the work on 56 schemes stand completed while 16 schemes out of 20 schemes taken up under the District plan have also been completed.
The RDDC Chairman reviewed progress on central schemes, including DDUGJY, IPDS, PMDP-U; PMGSY sector, and was informed that out of 91 schemes targeted for the current financial year, the work on 22 schemes is complete and the rest are under different phases of execution.
Under the Health sector, Out of 46 projects under Health Sector the work on 15 has been completed. 81.73% population of district has been covered under SEHAT.
Under PMAY-G, out of 30661 houses targeted for the current financial year, the work on 10374 stands completed. Similarly, under PMAY-U, the work on 437 houses out of 1530 stands completed in all respects.
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, 293 schemes at an estimated cost of Rs 1550.52 crores have been approved that will provide functional tap water connections in 380 villages in the entire 19 block.
Under Mission Youth, initiatives including Tejaswini, MUMKIN, tourist village network etc were discussed and progress achieved so far was reviewed.
Progress on languishing projects was also reviewed &it was informed that out of 222 projects under execution by different departments the work on 96 is complete.
RDDC Chairman, Nassem Liaqat asked officers to redouble their efforts and strive for saturation of all Central and UT level social security and welfare schemes which are launched with the purpose to improve the socio-economic condition of the people.
“Speed up the tendering of the works approved under District Capex Budget 2021-22 for early execution and timeline completion,” said Naseem
He also directed the ExEns to maintain quality while executing the work on the developmental projects for the longevity of the projects.
Those who attended the meeting include DDC members of Rajouri, Thanamandi, Sunderbani, Dhangri, Moughla, Kalakot ; BDC Chairpersons of Rajouri, Qila Darhal, Budhal Old-A, Darhal, Nowshera, Kalakot, Manjakot, Planger, Budhal New, and Doongi.
Presidents MC Rajouri & MC Thanamandi, Additional DDC Rajouri, ACR, ACD; GM DIC; PO, ICDS: DSEO Rajouri, and ADCs of Nowshera, Sunderbani, Kotranka, and Kalakot were also present in the meeting.